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Oinpegitjoig, also known as Pabineau First Nation, will host a new health clinic aimed at helping residents access rheumatology care.
Oinpegitjoig First Nation will host Vitalité doctor once a month
Sam Farley · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 25, 2025 3:45 PM EST | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago
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Jean-Phillip Deslauriers, centre, will lead a new rheumatology care clinic in Oinpegitjoig. (Vitalite Health Network)
Oinpegitjoig, also known as Pabineau First Nation, will host a new health clinic aimed at helping residents access rheumatology care.
The clinic, run by Dr. Jean-Phillip Deslauriers with Vitalité Health Network, will be similar to one he already operates in Ugpi’ganjig, also known as Eel River Bar First Nation.
The goal is to diagnose and treat inflammatory or autoimmune diseases affecting joints, muscles and bones, such as arthritis, lupus and fibromyalgia.
Deslauriers said the first time he treated a patient from a First Nations community, he was taken aback by the delay between the onset of symptoms and the first assessment the patient was able to get.
“I thought the time was considerable and I wanted to see if there was anything we could do to try to avoid this similar instance in the future,” Deslauriers said in an interview with CBC Radio’s Shift.
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